Air alerts were issued across almost all of Ukraine on Monday November 11 due to the takeoff of a large number of Russian bombers. These alerts come after a series of strikes which left at least six dead and several dozen injured on the night of Sunday November 10 to Monday November 11 in Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia.
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“ Attention ! Danger of missiles throughout Ukraine! Takeoff of MiG-31K “, wrote the Ukrainian Air Force in a message on Telegram. She also announced that eight Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers were heading towards theUkraine. The Tu-95s are long-range bombers developed under the Soviet Union and capable of carrying cruise missiles. The MiG-31 is an interception and attack aircraft, often used to accompany strategic bombers.
A few hours earlier, during the night from Sunday to Monday, the city of Zaporizhia, 700,000 inhabitants before the war, was again hit by a bomb, which left dozens injured and at least one dead. Zaporizhia is located in a region partially occupied by the Russians, bombed more than 350 times on Sunday alone.
Daily Strikes
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure are daily occurrences. In addition to damaging, for example, energy sources, to deprive Ukrainians of electricity in particular, the Russia also targets hospitals and residential buildings, with the aim of subjugating Ukrainians by making their cities simply unlivable, as with these strikes on Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia last night, underlines our correspondent in kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.
Mykolaiv, located a little more than 50 kilometers from the Dnieper River which constitutes the front line between the Ukrainian and Russian armies in this area, had until now been relatively spared from attacks by Moscow forces since kyiv’s resumption of the large neighboring city of Kherson in November 2022.
These strikes are not new, but they have increased in recent weeks, especially with drones which also aim to exhaust the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense in anticipation of future missile strikes, the latter being more devastating and more difficult. to intercept. Russia is also using more and more gliding bombs, which are inexpensive and have a very high explosive charge. This renewed tension between Russia and Ukraine also resulted in drone attacks on an unprecedented scale last weekend. Ukraine suffered an attack record » of 145 Russian drones, the Ukrainian president denounced on XVolodymyr Zelensky.
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Moscow claims to have foiled the hijacking of a military helicopter
Monday, November 11, Russia assured that it had foiled the hijacking of a military helicopter by Ukraine. It was “ a Russian Aerospace Forces Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare helicopter », Specified the Russian security services (FSB) in a press release. “ Ukrainian military intelligence agents attempted to recruit a Russian military pilot to divert this aircraft to an area controlled by the Ukrainian armed forces », According to the FSB which does not give a date. The latter added that intelligence obtained during the operation had made it possible to carry out strikes on Ukrainian positions.
Ukraine also regularly accuses Moscow of seeking to recruit agents on the Ukrainian side. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced in May that it had “ dismantled a network of agents » of the FSB which was preparing the assassination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and having arrested two Ukrainian officers who were part of it.
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While all eyes are on Donald TrumpJean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on Monday not to prejudge what the future Trump administration will do on Ukraine. “FFaced with speculation about what the positions or initiatives of a new American administration will be, I believe above all that we should not prejudge and that we should give ourselves the time to work with it », he declared at the opening of the Paris Peace Forum. THE Washington Post spoke about a telephone conversation between the American president-elect and his Russian counterpart. Information denied by the Kremlin.
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